what age did you have your children?

[mummykayxx]

I'm 20 with a 2 year old. in a long term relationship. we are in the process of buying a house. partner works full time. I'm a home study student atm but wanting to work part time too. am I too young to have the next? I'm so broody and always wanted my babies close together. we were going to wait until we have moved and settled and I have finished my courses. what age did you have your children? how old was the first when you had your second? (:

36 and 38.

33 with ds 1
43 with ds 2

19,23, a week before 30 and 31. I really wish we had had the two youngest at 25 and 26 but we were too poor.

28 and 31. We had been together 10 years before having DD1, which I loved, and didn't want them any sooner.

26 with my first who is 2.2. And will be 28 by the time this one comes along in May.

I always wanted to have all my children before I'm 30. For similar reasons as above, I've not gone back to work since my first although I did have a 4 month stint this summer. In my field taking 2 yrs out has really put me on the back foot. I'm hoping to return to work when Dc is two knowing that I don't intend to have any more.

I don't wish I had them younger but do I wish I had thought about the consequences of taking 2 years out of work.

31 with ds, 32 with dd. they're 1 and 2 now. In hindsight I wish I'd have waited for dd as I've struggled so much since her birth re depression etc, however that's limiting more each day and I'm beginning to enjoy and love her as much as I did ds.

38 and 44

18, 20, 21, 22. and now I have shut up shop. wasn't easy but is now they are older and more independent.

I was 24 when I had DS1, 28 when I had DS2 and 37 when I had DS3 - I know I couldn't have coped with two little ones at the same time but a friend of mine couldn't imagine having big gaps and had all four of hers between my last two! DS2 was almost 4 when DS2 was born and they were almost 13 and just 9 when DS3 was born. I've loved having the big gaps and having DS3 was almost like having a first child again.

I had DS1 at 29 & DS2 at 30. It's worked out really well having them so close together.

25, 27, 29 and 41.

35 and 38

40 :-)

38 and 40. Am 42 now and would love another (I only wanted two until the second arrived). I may or may not get my wish! DH is early 50s but has two older boys at university. Older ones and younger ones get on really well. Oh and your children will think you're an old fart whatever age you have them

I was 30, 33 and 35. I didn't get married until I was 27 and didn't have a long term relationship before then. I found it fine although a little tiring but then I was a bit anaemic when I was in my early 20's and would have found it hard to have children then.

25, 27 and 30. I've always wanted to be a mum, it was all I dreamt about as a child so I waited until I had certain essential (in my opinion) in place, a loving partner, stability, security, a house etc but with hindsight I wish I'd focused more on a career as financially we would probably be better off now and trying to focus on a career with three little ones isn't easy but I really couldn't have held off any longer, I was desperate to be a mum!

23 and 28 and that was older than most of my friends. I had been married a good few years by then , and didnt really stop my old life as still working, going out etc. I would like another but dont want to wait to long as 35 is my personal cut off for being too old.

41 and 43.
My only regrets are that I'm now too old to have any more - and I realise that if I had started earlier I would not have stopped with two.

22 and 24. I don't plan on having anymore. I'm happy with the age gap and having them young means that once they're at school I can go to uni and have a career with no breaks for mat leave and me and dh will still be quite young when they're adults.

I had my DTs five days before I turned 40. Never really wanted kids till I was in my late 30s, then was told I couldn't have any due to early menopause then fell very unexpectedly pregnant with twins. Right age for me and while I am often knackered, think that would have been the case anyway with twins.

Had dc1 aged 29 and dc2 aged 30.

39 (nearly 40 actually). I was far too immature to have kids before then

23,25 and 30

I was 36 when dd came along. My first miscarriage came at 30, so we were about 6 years off from the original plan. I tried one last time at 40, but miscarried for the 4th time. That was enough. There are swings and roundabouts with having kids late and early. I would have loved more, but time didn't allow. I have suggested to my 12 year old dd that having children shouldn't be left too long as problems can occur. I also added that too early isn't great either, so please keep a lid on it til you've got your degree!